Dr. Janice Thompson earned a doctorate in nutrition and exercise physiology at Arizona State University. She is currently Professor of Public Health Nutrition and Exercise at the University of Birmingham, UK. Her research focuses on designing and assessing the impact of physical activity and nutrition interventions to reduce the risks for cardiovascular disease, obesity, and type 2 diabetes in high-risk populations. She also teaches nutrition and research methods courses and mentors graduate research students.

Janice is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), a member of the American Society for Nutrition (ASN), the British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES), and the Nutrition Society and a member of the Scientific Committee of the European College of Sports Science. She won an undergraduate teaching award while at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, a Community Engagement Award while at the University of Bristol, and the ACSM Citation Award for her contributions to education, research and service to the Exercise Sciences.

In addition to The Science of Nutrition, Janice coauthored the Pearson textbooks Nutrition: An Applied Approach and Nutrition for Life with Melinda Manore. Professor Thompson loves yoga, hiking, traveling, and cooking delicious food. She likes almost every vegetable except fennel and believes chocolate should be listed as a food group.